Showing posts with label George Mraz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Mraz. Show all posts

December 26, 2009

Joe Henderson Quartet live at Klaviersommer Munich 1994


1. Waltz
2. Take The A Train
3. Recorda Me
4. Blue Bossa

Joe Henderson, tenor sax
Bheki Mseleku, piano
George Mraz, acoustic bass
Al Foster, drums

Recorded on 13th July 1994 at the Philharmonie am Gasteig, Munich

One year before this concert Joe Henderson released the highly acclaimed tribute to Miles "so near, so far" on Verve, featuring John Scofield, Dave Holland and Al Foster.

December 22, 2009

Joe Lovano Quartet feat. Hank Jones live at JazzBaltica 2005


Joe Lovano - Tenor Saxophone
Hank Jones - Piano
George Mraz – Bass
Lewis Nash - Drums

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune Salzau, July 2, 2005

1. Bird´s Eye View (Lovano)
2. Don´t Ever Leave (Thad Jones)
3. I Waited For You (Gillespie)
4. Consummation (George Mraz)
5. Kids Are Pretty People (Thad Jones)
6. Stella By Starlight (Washington/Young)
7. I´m All For You (Joe Lovano)
8. Six And Four (Oliver Nelson)
9. Crescent (John Coltrane)

Joe Lovano and Hank Jones recorded a great Quartet album together with George Mraz and Paul Motian called "I´m All Four You" for Blue Note Records.

November 14, 2009

Hank Jones Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009

Photo © by Cole Thompson

Hank Jones · piano
George Mraz · bass
Willie Jones III. · drums

Special Guests (on tracks 10, 11):
Curtis Fuller, trombone
Don Sickler, trumpet


Recorded live at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Große Bühne, Berlin, November 7, 2009

1. Introduction
2. Nica´s Dream (Horace Silver)
3. Road Song (Wes Montgomery)
4. Lament (J.J.Johnson)
5. Au Privave (Charlie Parker)
6. Interface (Hank Jones)
7. Twisted Blues (Wes Montgomery)
8. Comin´Home Baby (Ben Tucker)
9. Introduction
10. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Cole Porter)
11. Oleo (Sonny Rollins)
12. Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk)
13. Lady Luck (Frank Wess/ Thad Jones)
14. Blue Minor (Sonny Clark)
15. Six and Four (Oliver Nelson)

The legendary Hank Jones doesn´t need an introduction. Initially he was invited to Berlin to play with tenor sax master Joe Lovano, who could´t attend the concert after having a bad accident in Barcelona/ Spain breaking both shoulders. So here´s the Hank Jones Trio. Get well soon, Joe!

December 04, 2008

Directions in Music live at Jazz Baltica 2002


Herbie Hancock, piano
Michael Brecker, tenor sax
Roy Hargrove, trumpet
George Mraz, bass
Willie Jones III, drums

recorded live at JazzBaltica 2002, Salzau, Germany, July 6, 2002

Tracklist:
1. The Sorcerer
2. Misstery
3. Naima
4. So What/ Impressions
5. D Trane
6. Transition
7. My Ship
8. Pinocchio

This concert was recorded after the release of the album "Directions in music", released on the Verve label. By the way there´s another great concert of this tour posted on the You Are What You Hear - Blog (Click Here) featuring the same lineup and a similar set list.